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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The predator featured in Chapter 1 watches Neil throw rocks at what type of object?
(a) A bench.
(b) A jungle gym.
(c) A window.
(d) A television.

2. How many dead children's bodies were found in Frank Carter's house?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. Which character is in charge of the investigation regarding Neil Spencer's disappearance?
(a) Todd.
(b) Colin.
(c) Pete.
(d) Amanda.

4. Jake takes on the bully by suggesting that perhaps which entity will be taking away the other children one by one?
(a) The Whisper Man.
(b) The little girl with the blue-and-white dress.
(c) The boy in the floor.
(d) Mister Night.

5. Who tells Jake in Chapter 3 that his father Tom has been awarded a home loan at the bank?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Sharon.
(c) The little girl in the checked blue-and-white dress.
(d) Mister Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the room in which Pete always visits with Frank Carter at the prison?

2. When the writer of the prologue apologizes at the end of the passage, for what transgression does he apologize?

3. In Chapter 5, when Jake and Tom get ready to move, how many months have passed since Rebecca's death?

4. What lie does Tom tell Jake in Chapter 9?

5. How old is Detective Inspector Pete Willis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose courage does Pete admire in Chapter 12 when he reflects upon the capture of Frank Carter?

2. With what sentiment does the writer of the prologue end his address to his son Jake?

3. What mysterious elements are included in the prologue of the novel? Discuss one that is explained within the first seven chapters.

4. How did Jake learn about the death of his mother, Rebecca?

5. What event occurs at the end of Part Two that causes Tom to call the police?

6. Describe the man who rings Tom's doorbell at the end of Chapter 13 and meets him at the start of Chapter 14.

7. At what point in the investigation of Neil Spencer's disappearance does Pete get officially involved?

8. What does Jake tell his father Tom in Chapter 11 that convinces Tom to honor the boy's request to sleep in his father's bed?

9. Why do the other officers involved in the search for Neil in Chapter 2 consider Pete's presence odd?

10. From whose perspective is the beginning of Chapter 1 narrated and what is the setting?

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